Author: dougsmith

I have been preaching through the book of Hebrews over the last year and have enjoyed what I have discovered. I came to chapter 10 verse 31 that says, “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of an angry God.” It was that verse that stopped me in my tracks. I know...

I could never be a farmer. There are too many things that are beyond my control that farmers are dependent on. “We need rain, we need less rain, need warmer weather, it is too hot” are just some of the variables that would cause me sleepless nights if I were a farmer. I also know...

It appears that maybe warmer weather has finally arrived and with the end of school just around the corner, all signs point to summer coming. So, what does summer mean? Family vacations, beaches, cook-outs, pool parties and sunburn. What should it mean? That is the topic of this blog. Here are my goals for the...

I love my mom. She is a great mother. I cannot begin to list all the things that my mother taught me, nor am I able to list all the things that I do as a result of my mother’s influence, but what I can do is tell you that she is a great mom....

I have often wondered what it was like on that first Easter morning: the women as they traveled to the tomb to perform their burial duties, the grief that was still so fresh lingering in their hearts, the pain of knowing that their Savior, Teacher, Rabbi was gone, their struggle to make sense of all...

Ever since I was a young boy, I have enjoyed participating in baseball. Whether it was watching, playing or teaching it, I have enjoyed my lifetime of involvement with baseball. Some may wonder why. It is boring some say. It is slow, say others. It is too long, and a host of other complaints about...

I find myself in the same position as Jussie Smollett. I want people to notice me. I want people to value me and give me all that is due one of such position. I am not going to stage a mugging to accomplish it, but I wonder if I don’t do other things just as...

Where does my earthly value come from? This was a crisis I had to face and a decision that would shape my future. I wanted to be a star baseball player and I thought I was good enough to accomplish that goal. When that dream was destroyed, I had to face the dark night of...

Somewhere in time we were all taught that we deserved something, because we are alive and human we intrinsically deserve to be given value. As a result, we translate that truth into something that is untrue. Do I deserve things because I am human? Yes, but I do not deserve anything and everything because I...

Jussie Smollett is a name I did not know. I do not watch his show on TV. I was unaware of him before the story broke that he was attacked, beaten and robbed by two men wearing MAGA hats and proclaiming racial slurs at him. After an investigation by the Chicago PD, it was determined...